Leaders/Parents Guide

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1 October 20-21, 2018 Leaders/Parents Guide Table of Contents Introduction 2 Stations and Schedule 3 Saturday Check-in Procedures 4 Registration 4 T-shirt Sale & Pack Meeting Fun 5 Program Overview 6 Day Only & Those Camping Info 7 Webelos Info 8 Parking, Carpooling, and Directions 9 Parking Passes 10 Pack Roster 11 Alumni Association Canteen Menu 12 September Printing Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page

2 Cub Scout Field Day Scout Reservation, Redding, CT Cubs in Shining Armor Saturday October 20, 2018 Fun starts at 10:30 AM Optional family camping Saturday to Sunday Hosted by Pack 70 New Canaan Join us for a weekend of family fun as our Cub Scout become Knights for the weekend and experience what life was like during the Middle Ages, including learning about and playing medieval games of amusement, skill, strength, chance, strategy, and card and ball games. A Nature themed hike with tie in to Cub Scout Advancement requirements. Eight Field Day stations to help Scouts train to be a Knight including Dragon Slaying, Quoits (ring toss), shinty (broom hockey), Knucklebones, Shield Making, inflatable obstacle course and more. Optional family camping with Saturday night Awards and Melee (foam sword fighting). Featuring the Brotherhood Knights of Gore A Medieval Stage Performance Group In their own words Our boys spend a great deal of money on real armor, just to dent it for your amusement! Come see live theater. We guarantee you will love the show! We are not just any fight group, we can actually act! We have had roles in several TV shows and movies. Two shows on Saturday, October 20 Lunchtime 11:30-12:15 PM Where Scout Reservation, Redding CT Fees $15/Youth and $12/Adults Online registration at Questions: Program and to volunteer to help: Steve Prostor, Cub Scout Activity Chair, sprostor@me.com Registration and sign Ups: John Hanks at johnwhanks@hotmail.com Our Fall Event brings our entire Powahay Community Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing for a weekend of fun. Due to parking, we may have to limit sign ups. Paid Registrations due by Oct. 15. Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 2

3 Station Cub Scout Field Day Stations Stations Cubs in Shining Armor 1 Dragon Slaying: A combination of Archery TBD and Stone Throwing, two skills that were highly valued during medieval times. The goal at this station is to fill and fire as many water balloons during a short period of time at the dragons sitting at various distances. 2 Quoits (ring toss), Horse shoes and Tugof-war: All of these are medieval games of TBD skill and strength. Quoits involved tossing rope rings at stakes. Horse shoes involved throwing horseshoes at a particular target, often a nail. Tug-of-war is the same today as it was in medieval times. 3 Shinty (broom hockey): Shinty was originally created as a form of sword fighting prac- TBD tice, this game used curved sticks called camans and a leather ball. Two goals called hails were set apart on a grassy field and each was protected by a goalkeeper. Similar to hockey, Shinty is still played today in England and Scotland. 4 Knucklebones (dice), Pick-up-sticks and TBD Draughts (checkers): All of these are medieval games of chance and strategy. Knucklebones are the vertebrae (the backbone) of medium-sized animals like sheep or goats, and the games you play with them are like jacks. 5 Prisoner s Base (chase and tag game): A TBD medieval game of amusement. This English game of chase and tag was banned in the 1300 s by King Edward III. Before the twentieth century, the game was known as Chevy Chase or Chivy. 6 Medieval melee tournament (foam swords TBD and shield fighting against an adult knight). Early mock battles also known as melees in the medieval period were chaotic in nature and many knights suffered bad injuries or were killed. Around the 10th century, the melee and joust were combined to create the medieval tournament. 7 Shield-making (cardboard shields with cardboard and duct tape handles): At this stations, TBD Scouts will get to design, create and decorate their own cardboard shield to take home for future foam sword duels and tournaments with their siblings. 8 Inflatable obstacle course. An obstacle TBD course to help our Scout knights to become battle ready by enabling them to practice important skills such as crawling, climbing, jumping and jockeying for space during battle. Assigned Location Saturday-October 20, :30 AM Camp Open for Cubs Arrive Upper 10:30-11:00 Hike from Upper to 11:15 Opening 11:30-12:15 Lunch and Entertainment (Knights of Gore) 12:30-3:10 Stations and Activities 3:15-4:00 Entertainment (Knights of Gore) 4:15 Closing 3:30-9:00 Overnight Program Camp setup to dinner Packs provide their own programs 7:30 Awards and Championship Melee 9:30/10:00 Taps/Quiet Time Sunday-October 21 7:00 AM Reveille 7:00-10:00 AM Schedule Breakfast/Break Camp 10:00 AM Safe Trip Home Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 3

4 Field Day: Check-in and Fees SATURDAY CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION PARKING AND THE HIKE: Packs can arrive at 10:30 AM and will be directed to the upper parking area. The hike down is an important part in meeting advancement requirements. It should take about 15 minutes. Car Pool We recommend that Pack have a meet place and consolidate kids, parents and gear into as few vehicles as possible. This will be a tremendous help with traffic and parking. Camping Overnight: The camping program starts after 3 PM. No setting up tents and campsites UNTIL after 3:30 PM. We will be using the Cub Scout camping area for programs. We will allow a few vehicles from each pack with camping gear to come into the lower parking area. Please make sure they have the parking pass from page 10 displayed in their wind shield. Scouts coming in from the lower parking will miss the important hike. Lunch: $6 payable at the online registration Dog, Fries, Drink, Cookies. Opening Ceremony starts promptly at 11:15 AM CHECK IN will occur at the Cub Scout Program Area: To speed up the registration process and ensure that the activities begin on time, we ask that you please designate only one person from your unit to check in at the registration table. No one other than that person should approach the registration table. Full Roster required at check in. This outdoor experience may not be suitable for toddlers and especially those needing strollers. A second person from your unit that families can report to while a leader is checking in your pack is highly recommended. Also make sure that members know their Pack Number - believe it or not many families do not know own their Pack's Number. At the check in, we will provide schedule and map showing station locations. Sign-up and Registration DUE by October 15, 2018 $15.00 Youth and $12.00 Adults Fee includes: patch, program supplies, use of camp and recognitions. Online registration at To better serve our units, Powahay District offers online registrations as an easier way for your unit to sign up and pay for District activities. We will no longer accept paper registrations. Here is how it works: Go to Click on the registration link. Follow the simple instructions to complete your registration. Once the registration is completed you cannot add to it. Simply repeat the procedure for another registration adding additional sign ups. Online Registration is required and those paid will have first options for reserving a campsite. Registration Deadline October 15: We re asking all troops to be registered and paid by Monday, October 15 by 5 pm. This will allow us to plan for the best possible program. Registration and sign up questions please only no phone calls John Hanks at johnwhanks@hotmail.com Gather the following information before you go to the online registration: # of Youth* X $15.00 = # of Adult X $12.00 = # of lunches X $6.00 Totals *Youth = siblings or guest that will be participating in the program. Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 4

5 Order Work Sheet Name T-Shirt Size $15.00 Cub Scout Field Day T-shirts for sale: We are pre-selling Camporee T-shirts at only $15.00 a shirt. Orders must be in by Tuesday, October 2 by 5 PM and paid in full online at: fieldday Look for the t-shirt link 1. T-shirts sizes: Youth Small, Youth Medium, Youth Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, XL, 2xL, 3XL, 4XL 2. T-shirts can be ordered grouped by the pack or individually. 3. T-shirt orders will be available at the check-in table. Preparing For the Cub Scouts Knights in Shining Armor Field Day Download at: Den and Pack Meeting Planning Suggestions Join us for a weekend of family fun as our Cub Scout become Knights for the weekend and experience what life was like during the Middle Ages, including learning about and playing medieval games of amusement, skill, strength, chance, strategy, and card and ball games. Cub Scouts can be knighted as they advance in rank. We found this oldie but goodie. Pack Theme Stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable and of other lone knights who roamed Europe during the Middle Ages always capture a boy s imagination. For this theme, your Cub Scouts can have a lot of fun playing knights and learning about the Age of Chivalry. Highlights of the month will be a pack meeting tournament patterned on the medieval tournaments at which knights matched their fighting skills (use the Field Day as the tournament). Dens will spend the month preparing costumes, equipment, and shields for the tournament. They ll also practice some of the tournament contests and perhaps prepare a skit or song (for the pack meeting) use the field day event. Come to Field Day in Medieval Costume. We ll have prizes for best costumes. Update for 2018 As we welcome girls into our Scouting program we should remind that one of the heroes of Medieval times was Joan of Arc. At just 19 years old, Joan a teenaged-peasant from north-east France, convinced the French ruler Charles VII to give her an army to relieve the besieged city of Orleans, which Joan was able to do just after a few days. For the next few months Joan was able to lead French forces to several victories against the English. Just Google to share more information. Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 5

6 Suggested Tie-in with Adventure Loops Tigers in the Wild: Adventure Goal: Introduce Outdoor Ethics and develop outdoors skills. Wolf Call of the Wild: Adventure Goal: Introduce camping skills and preparedness for challenges outdoors. Paws On the Path: Adventure Goal: Helps Wolfs develop their hiking skills and introduces navigation. Bear: Necessities Adventure: Adventure Goal: Helps Bears develop and improve outdoor skills. Fur, Feathers, & Ferns: Adventure Goal: Trek through the wild spaces of your community, finding what lives there, and learn to appreciate the need for natural areas. Webelos 1 Webelos Walkabout Walk Into The Woods Webelos 2 Arrow of Light Arrow of Light Camper Adventure & Scouting Adventure. Then it s off 5 to fun stations! 6. Closing Ceremonies at 4:15 and optional overnight program starts. Program Note: The hike to and from upper and lower earn advancement requirements for each rank. Parking Area for Cub Scouts UPPER HOYT.The Weekend starts 1 with a easy nature hike from the upper parking lot to lower. (Follow the Yellow Trail.). Hiking Guides 2 are given to Leaders/Parents. They will have specific things to do or look for during their hike. Hike time is about 15 minutes. LOWER HOYT.At the end of the trail, Scouts 3 report to the Cub Program and camping area. Overnight Camping Parking This outdoor experience may not be suitable for toddlers and especially those needing strollers.. Opening ceremony is 11:15 AM 4 We will have a join in activity as you wait for the opening. 11:30 AM Lunch & Knights of Gore Show Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 6

7 Day Only & Those Camping Guidelines Please Share With Your Pack Families Buy Lunch at HAA Canteen or bring a Bag Lunch. Recommended items for Day Only participants: Buy Lunch at HAA Canteen or Bring a Bag Lunch Clothing appropriate for the day/season for all attending (you will be outside for the day note that the boys will be participating in some athletic events), so consider dressing in layers sweater or sweatshirt; long pants; coat; warm socks and older shoes or boots Day Pack (to carry items) Bottled Water and snacks Depending on weather, bring Rain Gear Adults may want to bring a folding chair. For Those Camping Packs are responsible for providing their own program and supervision of their Cub Scouts and siblings after the Field Day Activities end. Accidents and injuries occur when boys are left on their own to find things to do and/or are not properly supervised. Check your Cub Scout Leaders Manuals for games and outdoor activities and please make sure all children are properly supervised. 1. District will not be providing meals for Packs camping overnight. According to BSA guidelines, only Packs with BALOO Trained Adults are permitted to cook. 2. No setting up tents and campsites UNTIL 3:30 PM. We will be using the Cub Scout camping area for programs. 3. You will NOT be able to pull your car up to your campsite so please be aware that whatever you plan on bringing you must carry or cart it to the camping area. 4. The temperature has been known to be in the high 30 s/low 40's on Saturday night. For many of our Cubs, this may be their first experience camping overnight. We want it to be a warm and positive one. If you have families that are not prepared with warm bed clothes, sleeping bags, and other appropriate gear, please advise them not to camp. 5. This is rustic camping. No electricity or flush toilets. No way to plug in air mattresses to be inflated. 6. We will adhere to Cub Scout Camping and Safe Guide to Scouting. If we feel weather conditions are not appropriate for Cub Scout age camping, then we will cancel the overnight part of the program. 7. Cub Scout Packs are required to have an adult (parent or designee) for each boy camping. When camping, no youth is permitted to sleep in the tent of an adult other than his own parent or guardian. Put boys together in a tent, and non-parents can set up a tent nearby for supervision. 8. No tent material is completely fireproof. Only flashlights and electric lanterns are permitted in tents. No flames in tents. 9. This is Leave No Trace Camping. Please pack out your trash and bring home recyclables to properly dispose of. 10.There are no official programs Sunday morning. Please be packed up and ready to head home by 10 AM. 11.Tobacco use and alcoholic beverages are not permitted. 3:30 PM: Overnight Camping Begins Campsite Set up 4:00 7:30 PM: Packs provide their own programs Dinner & Clean-up 7:30 PM Awards and Championship Melee 9:00 PM: Quiet Time Begins 10:00 PM: Taps Sunday Oct 21, :00 AM: Reveille 7:00 9:00 AM: Quick Breakfast and Break Camp 10:00 AM: Home Camp Closed Required equipment and sleeping gear for Overnight: You will not be able to pull your car up to your campsite so please be aware that whatever you plan on bringing you must carry or cart it to the camping area. Tent and Ground Cloth Sleeping Bags/pillows Flashlight Sleeping Pads (provides insulation from cold/damp ground. 1- Complete change of warm clothes including socks for each person camping to change prior to going to sleep. Consider Long Johns/Long underwear; warm socks; sweatpants; hooded or regular sweatshirt or fleece; have warm hat and gloves/mittens on hand. Warm coat (to wear during dinner/campfire in case it gets cool at night) Camp or Folding Chairs Lantern (battery operated is recommended) Extra batteries Light Sticks (for use as a night light) Personal Toiletries (Toothbrush; Toothpaste; etc) Enjoy the great outdoors! Keep the electronics at home and minimize the use of cell phones around the Scouts. Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 7

8 Webelos to Scout Cub Scout Field Day Opportunities For Arrow of Light Webelos) (5th. Grade) Camping with a Boy Scout Troop PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR AOL WEBELOS Recommended Items for the Day Bag Lunch or be sure to have eaten before the event. Clothing appropriate for all persons (we will be outside: consider dressing in layers and using older shoes or boots. Rain Gear (Coat/Pants/ Poncho/Rubber Boots Bottled Water) Required equipment and sleeping gear for the Overnight (Note no electricity to blow up air mattresses) Tent and Ground Cloth Sleeping Bag or Blankets Flashlight (with extra batteries) Sleeping Pads (provides insulation from the ground) Complete change of clothes for each person camping overnight Weather depending: sweatshirt/sweatpants or shorts/t-shirt Warm coat/sweatshirt to wear in case it gets cool at night Optional (comfort) items for Overnight Pillows Camp or Folding Chair Lantern (battery operated is recommend) Personal Toiletries (Toothbrush; Toothpaste; etc) Saturday, October 20, :30 AM Arrive Upper for Hike 11:15 AM Opening Ceremony 12:30 to 3:10 PM Webelos participate in the Cub Scout Field Day Program 3:30 PM Arrow of Light Webelos Meet up with Host Troop at the Cub Scout Program Area The Fall Field Day is taking place the same weekend as the Boy Scout Fall Camporee. Arrow of Light Webelos may camp with a host troop, camp on their own (if they have trained leadership) or camp with their Pack in the Cub Family Camping area. The purpose of this campout is to allow Arrow of Light Webelos to camp with a troop that they may be interested in joining. Not all of our troops may elect to attend the camporee and we cannot guarantee arranging a host troop for your Webelos. If your joining troop is not attending the Camporee, you can still camp with your pack or on your own (if you have trained leadership) and still earn Arrow of Light Requirements. Arrow of Light Webelos Camping on their own and/or part of their Pack must provide their own dinner and breakfast. Webelos DO NOT participate in the Boy Scout program. Arrow of Light Webelos Register and pay through their Cub Pack and NOT the host Troop. See Registration Information on page 4. Same Fees: $15 Youth and $12 Adult paid by October 15. No refunds for no shows. There may be additional fees for the meals if camping with a troop. Only Arrow of Light Webelos can camp with a host troop. All other members of the Cub Pack must camp in the Cub Scout Family Camping area. Arrow of Light Webelos Opportunities: Overnight camping to meet Arrow of Light Requirements or Outdoorsman. A chance to work with Boy Scouts on Arrow of Light and joining requirements. Learn about the fun and adventure to be a Boy Scout. Webelos 1 1st Year Webelos (4th Grade) First Year Webelos will participate as part of their Cub Scout Pack Team in the Field Day Activities and can camp with their Cub Scout Packs. There will be opportunities to visit with Boy Scout Troops and our Junior Webelos can look forward to camping with a troop at next year s Fall Camporee. Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 8

9 PARKING, CARPOOLING & DRIVING DIRECTIONS Cub Scout Parking 288 Simpaug Tpke I-95/Merritt Parkway to Route 7 North Route 7 North past Georgetown to right on Simpaug Tpke. Cub Scout Families set your GPS to 288 Simpaug Tpke, Redding CT Parking and Carpooling We have limited parking at Scout Reservation and ask that your pack please make arrangements to car-pool. Packs should meet in a public parking area and consolidate boys and family participants in as few cars as possible. This will assist greatly in parking and traffic concerns at. We also ask that you consolidate camping gear in as few cars as possible. All Cub Scout Families will be directed to the upper Parking Area. We will allow a limited number of vehicles with camping gear to park at the lower. They must have the Overnight Parking Pass displayed in their windshield. Cub Scout Families Camping will be allowed to bring their cars down at 3:30 PM. Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 9

10 Please encourage car pooling for your families. All vehicles parking at must display a Parking Pass with contact information and to be seen from the windshield. Please make as many copies as needed to give to your families. PLEASE DISPLAY in your windshield as you approach. This will allow those coordinating TRAFFIC and PARKING to direct you to the appropriate parking area. POWAHAY DISTRICT CUB SCOUT DAY PARKING Please place on dash so it can be seen from windshield. Name: Unit: Cell Phone: POWAHAY DISTRICT CUB SCOUT DAY PARKING Please place on dash so it can be seen from windshield. Name: Unit: Cell Phone: Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 10

11 POWAHAY PACK ACTIVITY ROSTER All Packs must provide a complete roster of all boys, parents and leaders attending. All participating Cub Scouts must be registered prior to the activity. Any boys not currently registered will require a completed and signed Cub Scout application to participate. Siblings must be accompanied by a parent and that parent is solely responsible for him or her. Boy s Name Rank Parent / Guardian Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 11

12 Only $6.00 Payable online through the registration process At Powahay District Cub Scout Field Day Oct 20, 2018 Page 12